Head-to-head for women
Live Vital vs MadeMed
Live Vital and MadeMed both offer GLP-1 telehealth to women, but they make different trade-offs on PCOS and hormonal suitability, clinical oversight, price and access. Here they are side-by-side on the Luna Fit Score — our women's-health rubric.
Live Vital
Ranked #48 for women · Grade C
Luna Fit
Best for: Women in perimenopause who want a named, menopause-credentialled physician rather than a clinician network, and who will do the arithmetic on the protocol price themselves.
Visit Live VitalMadeMed
Higher scoreRanked #7 for women · Grade B
Luna Fit
Best for: Women who expect to titrate and want to know today what month six costs, and who want an oral route available without switching provider.
Visit MadeMedThe verdict for women
MadeMed edges out Live Vital on the Luna Fit Score, 84 to 76 (B vs C). Women who expect to titrate and want to know today what month six costs, and who want an oral route available without switching provider. The reasoning behind that number is in what we found reviewing MadeMed.
Live Vital is still a genuine option — a one-physician practice whose founder is menopause-certified and has written a 40-page perimenopause guide — genuine midlife expertise, wrapped around the most misleading price presentation on the board. Weigh the six women's-health factors below against your own priorities; what we found reviewing Live Vital goes through each of them, and if neither of these two is the one, the full field we rank against Live Vital widens the field.
Side-by-side on the six factors
Both providers scored on the same women's-health rubric — the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.
Price, access & features
| Detail | Live Vital | MadeMed |
|---|---|---|
| Luna Fit Score | 76/100 · C | 84/100 · B |
| Overall rank | #48 | #7 |
| Semaglutide | ~$128/mo ($299 per 10-week protocol; no monthly rate published) | $239/mo quarterly (from $199/mo on 6 months) |
| Tirzepatide | ~$235/mo ($549 per 10-week protocol; no monthly rate published) | $399/mo quarterly (from $369/mo on 6 months) |
| Coverage | All 50 states claimed | 40 states |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Yes |
Luna Fit
Live Vital
Ranked #48 · Grade C
What we like
- Founder Dr. Patrick Taylor is a menopause-certified practitioner and lists women's health as his first specialty — a rare credential in this segment
- Publishes a free 40-page perimenopause clinical guide with 32 peer-reviewed citations, which frames peptide therapy as an adjunct to hormone therapy rather than a substitute for it
- Peptide and hormone therapy sit on the same account as GLP-1 care
The caveats
- The advertised '$99/mo' is a $299 prepaid ten-week protocol divided by three months — the real cost is closer to $128 per 30 days
- No month-to-month option exists at all; the prepaid protocol is the only way to buy
- The pricing page does not list semaglutide, tirzepatide or retatrutide anywhere — the GLP-1s sit on separate pages it does not link to
Luna Fit
MadeMed
Ranked #7 · Grade B
What we like
- One price at every dose, published dose by dose — semaglutide $239/mo from 0.25mg to 2.4mg, tirzepatide $399/mo from 2.5mg to 15mg
- LegitScript verified, with board-certified physician review and US compounding pharmacies
- Oral semaglutide and oral tirzepatide are both offered alongside the injections
The caveats
- Compounded medication is not FDA-approved the way brand Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound are
- 40 states rather than nationwide — check yours before you start
- Tirzepatide is among the pricier entries on this board at $399/mo quarterly
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; the Luna Fit Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.
More head-to-heads
Neither Live Vital nor MadeMed is only worth comparing with the other. Live Vital is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 17 points apart on the Luna Fit Score — see how Live Vital and CoreAge Rx compare on the Luna Fit Score. MadeMed is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 9 points apart — see MadeMed vs CoreAge Rx for women.
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